School Hours
8:00 AM - Instruction begins

8:05 AM - Tardy

8:25 AM - Partial Day Absence excusable with official healthcare note

2:30 PM - Early Release ends

3:20 PM - Dismissal

Partial Day/Full Day Absences

For students arriving at 8:25 AM (or later), or leaving prior to 2:30 PM (early release), an official document is required to be submitted to excuse loss of instruction time. Early release is 10:00 AM- 2:30 PM.

Full Day Absences

For a justifiable reason, Full Day Absences may be excused with a parent's note, healthcare note, government document for a citizenship appointment / court order, for up to 3 consecutive days; additional days require a healthcare note or court order to excuse loss of instruction time. 

Attendace Notes

Email lakewoodattendance@dallasisd.org with an Official Document or Parent Note with the following information within 3 days of a student's return to school:

• Student's name
• Reason for absence
• Date(s) of absence
• Parent contact number and / or email 

Justified Absences

• Illness - parent note will cover up to 3 consecutive days
• Medical or Dental Appointment - healthcare note required
• Death in Family - service documentation
• Observance of Religious Holiday - indicate holy day observed
• Citizenship Appointment - not passport appointments
• Court Required Appearance 

3 or more unexcused or T99/Partial Day absences will trigger Attendance for Credit & the Dallas ISD Truancy Department 

DISD Truancy Department Parent Services

Truancy Quick Reference Guide

Attendance for Credit

According to Texas State law, each student must be in attendance 90% of the days the class is offered. The implementation of the Attendance for Credit Initiative is to ensure that all students are in attendance 90% of the time a class is offered to certify successful accrual of final grade. Learn more here.

Students must be in attendance 90% of the instructional days per Texas State Law.

Texas Compulsory Attendance Law-Official Notice and General Attendance Agreement Pledge

Per state mandate, our district must provide parents with the Texas Compulsory Attendance Law-Official Notice.

Texas Compulsory Attendance Law Official Attendance Notice

Ley de Asistencia Obligarotia en Texas Notificacion Oficial

General Attendance Agreement Pledge

The state also mandates our district to request that parents/guardians complete and sign. The pledge is to be submitted to the campus as soon as possible. Please feel free to email the Pledge to Ms. Alba at sserna@dallasisd.org.

General Attendance Pledge

Asistencia General Promesa

Questions? Please contact our CRC Staff:

Ms. Perez (Last Names A-L): nperez@dallasisd.org

Ms. Herrera (Last NamesM-Z): erherrera@dallasisd.org